The Giants of Mont'e Prama (Italian: Giganti di Mont'e Prama; Sardinian: Zigantes de Mont'e Prama[1] [dziˈɣantɛz dɛ ˈmɔntɛ ˈβɾama]) are ancient stone sculptures created by the Nuragic civilization of Sardinia, Italy.

2022年5月16日 · Giant statues crafted more than 3,000 years ago could have been guardians of an ancient graveyard, say experts. The mysterious Bronze Age giants were found at a necropolis near Mont'e Prama in...

2023年5月25日 · The imposing group of sculptures, known as the Giants of Mont’e Prama, are currently dated between 900–750 BCE. Remarkably, they are the only examples of stone statuary discovered so far from the Nuragic period, unparalleled at any other site on the island.

Pieces of heads, busts, arms, legs and shields have been painstakingly reassembled in the archaeological Research and Conservation Centre (Sassari), giving form to 26 impressive sculptures rising up around two metres in height.

Giants' grave (Italian: tomba dei giganti; Sardinian: tumba de zigantes or gigantis) is the name given by local people and archaeologists to a type of Sardinian megalithic gallery grave built during the Bronze Age by the Nuragic civilization.

2022年5月11日 · The faces of the towering sculpted giants of the Sardinian necropolis are eerie—they bear an almost emotionless expression that recalls the Greek Archaic smile. Their deep-set eyes and blocky...

All around us, the sacred stones and models of the tall stone towers express the cultural identity of our people, built over the centuries on this great island. At one time, we stood in serried ranks in the necropolis along the road at the foot of the hill, in western Sardinia, in the countryside of Cabras, in the Sinis district.

2015年10月12日 · As part of a paleo-nutritional and paleo-climatic study of Sardinia, the necropolis of Mont’e Prama provided an outstanding sample, both because of its closed context and because it is the first substantial human group from the Iron Age investigated in …

2020年2月29日 · The archaeological mystery of the bizarre Mont’e Prama Giants continues as more finds are made at the Sardinian site! 1974, Sinis region, Sardinia (Oristano): the plow of a farmer being blocked by a piece of stone marked the beginning of a series of excavations in the area of Mont'e Prama, near the village of Cabras.

In the locality of Dogali, isolated in the middle of a green plain, stands the tomb of the Giants of s’Ena ‘e Thomes, from 1800-1600 BC. You will see it easily from afar because its stele is huge, over 7 tons of granite. Here too the exedra marks the sacred area and the 11 metre long funerary corridor is a dolmen.

Giants of Sardinia – Who are the Giants of Mont’e Prama? The Giants of Mont’e Prama are a set of ancient sculptures that have fascinated archaeologists and historians for decades. These large, mysterious figures were created by the Nuragic civilization of Sardinia during the Bronze Age.

2015年4月2日 · Buried for centuries, the Giants, whose origin is even antecedent to the Ancient Greece’s Kouroi, revealed much about a history with no record tracks and still partially mysterious. Thanks to the Giants, today we know that nearly three-thousand years ago Sardinia was a rich and dynamic island, as well as a strategic point for trades in Western sea.

One of Sardinia's most famous archeological sites is the Tomb of the Giants. This megalithic monument near Arzachena is on a low hill, a short walk along a nature path from the parking lot. Grape vines stretch out behind the tombs.

2014年3月25日 · The Giants of Monte Prama, mysterious statues from the Nuragic civilization of Sardinia dating back to the 9 th and 8 th centuries BC, have been restored and are now on permanent display at the National Archeological Museum in Cagliari.

The Giants of Mont'e Prama are ancient stone sculptures created by the Nuragic civilization of Sardinia, Italy. Fragmented into numerous pieces, they were discovered in March 1974 on farmland near Mont'e Prama, in the comune of Cabras, province of Oristano, in …

His chapter on the mysterious megalithic towers called the Nuraghe and the stone tombs known as the sepulchers of giants remained for many years the longest and most detailed available in English. Belief in giants, and that the stone ruins of Bronze Age Sardinia belong to them, remains current on the island today.

The Li Lolghi tombs of the giants are located in Arzachena in northern Sardinia in an area of high archaeological density. The style of this site is very ancient and is characterised by smooth stone slabs driven into the ground to mark the boundaries of the graves.

2023年5月17日 · Thousands of shattered limestone pieces came to light in 1974 at the Mont’e Prama site in western Sardinia. They have been reassembled into dozens of striking, colossal statues that reward close study by archaeologists, historians, conservators, and restorers.

2024年4月9日 · In the heart of Sardinia lie the mysterious Giants’ Graves, burial monuments that date back to the Nuragic era, around the 3rd millennium BC. These megalithic structures, set against breathtaking landscapes, seem almost to whisper the stories of ancient peoples who once inhabited these fertile lands. Map of the Giants’ Graves

The Giants of Mont'e Prama (Italian: Giganti di Mont'e Prama; Sardinian: Zigantes de Mont'e Prama[1][dziˈɣantɛz dɛ ˈmɔntɛ ˈβɾama]) are ancient stone sculptures created by the Nuragic civilization of Sardinia, Italy.

3 天之前 · This marked the first significant period of external military control over Sardinia, albeit not the entire island. The Roman Conquest and its Legacy. The Carthaginian presence on Sardinia was eventually challenged by the rising power of Rome. During the First Punic War (264-241 BC), Rome initially attempted to take Sardinia. However, they were ...